Haikus for December

Good thing she is cute.

Wispy, silky hair.
Kisses on doughy cheeks.
Savor this baby.

Trying to savor
this tiny person spitting
banana on me.

Onesie snaps are like
“Rock, paper, scissors.” Aim for
Best two out of three.

Toast is my refuge –
Crisp, buttery comfort, and
deafeningly loud.

Silence and water
cocoon me in the shower.
Treasured solitude.

Haikus for November

Last week’s blazing tree
has dropped its red robes, leaving
skeleton branches.

Autumn sun warms me
even as gusty winds chill me.
Fall is ironic.

The cacophony
as she unloads kitchen drawers
creating chaos.